Luis Orozco

Luis Orozco (1858-1943) was a Mexican politician. Born in Matamoros, he became the Governor of Chuparosa after the Mexican Revolution, and was loyal to Abraham Reyes.

Biography
Orozco was born in the city of Matamoros in Tamaulipas Province. As a young man he studied law and was admitted to the bar of nearby Nuevo Paraiso province, and tried but failed to run for Governor of Chuparosa in 1891, 1895, and 1899. However, the Mexican Revolution of 1911 succeeded in bringing the poor to power and Orozco was granted the governorship of the town. A peaceful man, Orozco resorted to arrests instead of murder and often pardoned nonviolent offenders. He was Governor for two terms until 1919, and afterwards continued to be a lawyer. At the age of 73 he headed to a monastery and lived the rest of his life religiously. He died in 1943.